NCPN Grapes Board Members

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The National Clean Plant Network for Grapes was originally (2008-2010) composed of two regional bodies - the Eastern Grape Clean Plant Network and the Western Grape Clean Plant Network - each of which had its own governing board. The Western region encompassed California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and the Eastern region included all the remaining states. The two regional boards, called 'Tier 3' boards, were elected separately. Each regional board provided representatives to the National Grape CPN Board, which was the 'Tier 2' level board that provided oversight to the regional bodies and governance related to national issues.

In May, 2010, the Eastern Grape CPN and Western Grape CPN regional boards opted to merge into a single national board. The Board of the unified National Clean Plant Network for Grapes (Tier 2) is now composed of all the Board positions from the two regional (Eastern and Western Tier 3) bodies at the time of the merger.

Board Members for Grapes National Clean Plant Network - February, 2013
Chair: Deborah Golino Director, Foundation Plant Services University of California Davis, CA	Vice Chair: Marc Fuchs Assistant Professor College of Agriculture & LIfe Sciences Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY

Grape & Wine Industry Representatives:
Eric Amberg Operations Manager Grafted Grapevine Nursery, LLC Clifton Springs, NY	Cathy Caldwell USCNP Certification Manager Bailey Nurseries, Inc. Yamhill, OR
Phillip Freese Vilafonte (owner) and WineGrow (consultant) Healdsburg, CA and South Africa	Jonathan Held General Manager, Stone Hill Winery Hermann, MO
Dan Martinez Owner, Martinez Orchards Winters, CA	Dennis Rak Owner, Double A Vineyards Fredonia, NY
Fred Merwarth Winemaker, Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard Dundee, NY	Vicky Scharlau Executive Director, Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers Cashmere, WA

State Regulatory Representatives:
Mike Colvin Program Supervisor, Nursery, Seed & Cotton Program California Department of Food & Agriculture Sacramento, CA	Jan Hedberg Lead Horticulturalist Oregon Department of Agriculture Salem, OR
David Johnson Plant Protection Specialist (region 6) Missouri Department of Agriculture Jefferson City, MO	Margaret Kelly Assistant Director, Division of Plant Industry New York Department of Agriculture & Markets Albany, New York
Liz Vavricka Program Manager, Plant Pathology Laboratory Idaho Department of Agriculture Boise, ID

Research and Extension Representatives:
Mark C. Black Extension Plant Pathologist Texas AgriLife Extension Service (Texas A&M System) Uvalde, TX	Ken Eastwell Plant Pathologist Irrigated Agricultural Research and Extension Center (IAREC) Washington State University Prosser, WA
Marc Fuchs Assistant Professor College of Agriculture & LIfe Sciences Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY	Robert Martin Research Leader, Research Plant Pathologist (Virology) USDA-ARS Horticulture Crops Research Unit Corvallis, OR
Tim Martinson Senior Extension Associate, Statewide Viticulture Extension Program Department of Horticultural Sciences Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Geneva, NY	Rhonda Smith Viticulture Farm Advisor (Sonoma County) University of California Cooperative Extension Santa Rosa, CA
Fritz Westover Extension Program Specialist, Viticulture Texas Agri-Life Extension Service Harris County Houston, TX

For questions related to the Grape CPN Board, please contact Sue Sim, Grape CPN Program Coordinator, at stsim@ucdavis.edu or (530) 754-8346.